e36 325i lives again!!

KingKalie

Member
Small update,
Changed the colour of the arm rest center console and finally installed. Pretty easy if you have the correct tools with you, a 13 ratchet spanner is your best friend with this install ;)
You will have to cut the carpet to get access to the bolt holes for the arm rest frame to bolt to, and you will need extended bolts as the 2 originally on the handbrake bracket are too short

(pics not uploading will try to upload at a later time)


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osiris

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I like this type of thread, good progress so far. The car is starting to look clean!

It goes to show that no matter how old a BMW is, it will have a fun time with your bank account. :smilebounce:
 

KingKalie

Member
:roflol: Could not agree more! there are still a lot of things to get done visually but after that it will be perfect
 

KingKalie

Member
Small update..
I've been using the car as a daily since I sold my e90 about 2 months ago, it's a really good daily driver, consumpstion is the same as what I used to get out of the e90 but only if I drive like a civilised human being. Which in this car isn't all that often, you really drive after the sound of the car it's almost impossible to behave. I get a lot of euphoria from driving the 325i she really is my pride and joy.
Recently ticked over to 286 000km's followed with a minor service plus oil filter housing gasket change (unfortunately no pics to document)
Done a few other minor fixes and mods during this time, bought a new set of fog lamps because I drove over them (because I'm an idiot)
Fog lights installed last weekend
New depo clear corner indicators installed today
Awaiting clear tail lights and side markers..
Tinted/smoked the tail lights and side markers for shits n giggles until I get the new clear replacements.
Next on the to buy / to do list is:
Give her a nose job (needs new valance and grills)
Style 32's
Non m side skirts
New roundels as the current ones are fading badly.

And that's about it for now, just enjoying her as is for a while but definitely looking into a 3.0L stroker conversion once she hits 300 000km's which probably won't be any time soon as she will once again be reserved for the weekends once I get the new daily which will be a... you'll just have to wait and see

Onto the pics;


Will try and get some aesthetic pictures soon
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Forgot to add headlight restoration to the to do list, will be completely dissembling the lights and cleaning the inner and outer lenses
 

KingKalie

Member
Small thread revive/update

Not much to update really, the 325i has been a bit of a garage queen since the last post.

A few things have changed here and there unfortunately have not had the time to keep detailed updates about all the changes.

Today I finally got myself a set of style 32's, so out with the sunflower wheels as my significant other calls them (I'd argue bottle caps of course) and in with some motorsport action! :thumbs:
 

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KingKalie

Member
Forgot to add, hopefully by the next post it will be fully dressed with motorsport front + rear bumper, motorsport spoiler, individual side skirts and maybe.. juuust maybe a set of e30/e34 mirrors. I recon that combo will look pretty sweet
 
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